Fiberglass Grease Interceptors
At a busy large seafood restaurant, that specializes in
Seafood Restaurant’s
Grease Clogs
Local Sewer System
southern-fried dishes, kitchen grease was moving faster
than customers’ forks.
But the restaurant’s concrete interceptor couldn’t handle
the flow, causing lotchen grease to be discharged directly
into the sanitary sewer system. The discharge created a
blockage at a nearby municipal pumping station used to
pump effluent to the local sewage treatment plant. The
blockage clogged the station’s pumps, reducing its ability
to transfer wastewater.
The concrete interecptor failed
The restaurant’s grease interceptor was severely corroded
and needed to be replaced immediately. Pretreatment
authorities confirmed the interceptor failed to meet local
effluent “FOG” (fats, oils, grease) standards. They quickly
raised flags, citing food grease and solids as the leading
cause of sanitary sewer overflow.
When the sewers over flow, so does the bill - sanitary
sewer overflows cost taxpayers billions of dollars every
year and cause long-term damage to local infrastructure.
The restaurant was facing fines and even the possibility of
closure.
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Fiberglass Grease Interceptors
Anywhere food is prepared
The restaurant replaced its concrete interceptor with a
Proceptor GMC-2000 fiberglass grease/solids interceptor,
by Green Turtle. They chose Proceptor because the system
Today’s Special
Proceptor Grease Interceptors
is highly effective, easy to maintain and guaranteed not to
corrode. With a 30-year warranty, the Proceptor system
was easily installed and a low-cost maintenance plan was
designed.
Crunching the figures, the restaurant owners realized it
was cheaper and easier to install Proceptor once, rather
than continually replacing corroded concrete interceptors.
In addition, expensive concrete treatments do not prevent
corrosion from grease and solids. As a Portland Cement
Association study recently noted, “Protective surface
treatments are not infallible,” when it comes to restaurant
wastewater, mainly due to the acidic nature of stored fats
and grease.
Meeting effluent requirements
Three months after Proceptor was installed, the lift station
was again inspected and found to be completely free
of grease build-up. Samples taken at the outlet of the
Proceptor showed the effluent FOG content was well within
regulatory standards. Later sampling of the effluent taken
from the lift station confirmed Proceptor’s efficiency, with
the FOG measurement of 44 milligrams per liter, falling well
below the locally required level of 100 milligrams per liter.
At Green Turtle, we understand our customers would rather
focus on their business, not their wastewater. Environmental
regulations are getting tougher and more businesses need
treatment systems to remove oil, grease, and solids from
their wastewater. Without proper treatment, a business
Proceptor is code compliant in every municipality in North America
Zurn Green Turtle stands behind Proceptor for 30 years
needlessly wastes time and money while putting its
reputation at risk.
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USA 877.428.8187
CAN 877.966.9444
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